QA/QC Welding & AUT – Onboard Pipelaying Vessel

The Service Holder acts as the Company's offshore QA/QC Welding and AUT Representative onboard the FDS installation vessel.

Working closely with the SURF Operations Team, SURF QA/QC Lead, and Contractor QA/QC personnel, the Service Holder shall ensure that all welding, NDT and Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) activities are executed in accordance with:

• Approved Project Specifications.

• Contractual requirements.

• TotalEnergies General Specifications.

• Applicable international codes and standards.

• Approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).

• Inspection and Test Plans (ITP).

• Quality Control Procedures.

The Service Holder is responsible for monitoring and verifying the quality of offshore fabrication and installation activities related to:

• Rigid pipeline welding.

• Tie-in welds.

• Stalk welding operations.

• Repair welding activities.

• AUT inspection activities.

• Complementary NDT activities (UT, RT, MT, PT, VT).

• Weld data management and traceability.

• Offshore as-built quality documentation.

The Service Holder shall provide daily QA/QC oversight and ensure that all installation records are accurately maintained and reported.

Key Responsibilities / Activities

HSE:

The service holder shall:

• Demonstrate exemplary HSE behaviour and compliance with Company rules and values.

• Participate actively in onboard safety meetings, toolbox talks and risk assessments.

• Ensure all welding and inspection activities are conducted safely and in compliance with approved procedures.

• Promote safe practices throughout all project phases and participate in incident reporting and investigations.

• Identify unsafe practices and raise observations.

QA/QC Surveillance

The service holder shall:

• Supervise Contractor welding and AUT/NDT activities onboard the FDS.

• Verify compliance with approved WPS, WPQR and Project specifications.

• Monitor qualification status of welders, welding operators and NDT personnel.

• Verify implementation of approved Inspection and Test Plans.

• Witness inspection and testing activities as defined in the Project Quality Plans.

• Ensure offshore welding activities comply with applicable requirements of DNV standards, Project specifications, and Company General Specifications.

• Review and endorse quality documentation generated offshore.

• Verify calibration and certification status of equipment.

• Ensure proper implementation of NCR, Concession and Deviation processes.

• Follow up corrective and preventive actions resulting from audits, inspections and lessons learned.

• Raise quality observations when required.

Welding & AUT Activities

The service holder shall:

• Monitor production welding operations onboard the vessel.

• Verify welding parameters are maintained within approved ranges.

• Witness qualification tests when required.

• Review daily welding reports and production statistics.

• Monitor weld repair rates and identify potential quality concerns.

• Verify repair welding procedures are properly implemented.

• Supervise AUT inspection activities performed by Contractor specialists.

• Review AUT reports, weld maps and acceptance records.

• Participate in disposition of welding anomalies and unacceptable indications.

• Ensure traceability between weld numbers, pipe/quad numbers, AUT records, repair history and final acceptance status.

• Ensure all weld and inspection data are incorporated into project databases and handover dossiers.

Reporting & Coordination

The service holder shall:

• Provide daily reports to the RSES-D and weekly reports to SURF Quality Lead.

• Participate in daily progress meetings onboard the vessel.

• Coordinate with RSES-D, SURF CPY Quality Lead, SURF CPY Welding Engineer, Contractor QA/QC Team, and NDT/AUT Contractor Personnel.

• Monitor quality KPIs including welding production, repair rates, AUT acceptance rates, and NCR trends.

• Ensure proper preservation and transfer of all offshore quality records.

• Start Date: Q1-2027 (TBC)
• Duration: 6 months (TBC)
• Renewable: Opportunity
• Location: Offshore Angola (+ potential mobilization abroad)
• Status: Rotational 4 weeks / Day or Night Shift position